bithari village, Swarupnagar block, North 24-Paraganas: the men of Uttarpara hamlet in Bithari are hiding out in the fields every night despite the winter chill in the air. Better brave the cold

in a volte face, the West Bengal chief minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has announced the withdrawal of the notification for land acquisition in Nandigram that had triggered a violent agitation in

Brinda Karat

The West Bengal Government has received consent letters from landowners for 952 of the 997 acres required. Three fourths of the 12,000 persons involved, including sharecroppers, have collected compensation amounting to Rs.131.49 crore, and others are waiting to do so.

Villagers who gave up their land for the proposed car manufacturing plant at Singur with CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat at a rally in Kolkata on Tuesday.

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West Bengal industrialisation plans on hold as centre reviews SEZs The West Bengal government's industrialisation ambitions received a series of setbacks in the past month with the Union government